WILPF-Canada members met with members of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace for a luncheon in Toronto. We discussed our campaign to rally women to oppose the Carney government’s increase to military spending and ramping up of weapons procurement and production. We also shared good food and stories about our lives in the peace […]
On Nelson Mandela Day, WILPF Canada will participate in the Canada out of NATO rally in Toronto.Date: Saturday, July 18th (in person)Time: 2:00 PM ESTLocation: 361 University Ave, TorontoOrganized by many groups. Please join us!
The NATO Summit in Ankara has ended by padding the pockets of the transatlantic, male-dominated military industrial complex with public funds while impoverishing the rest us.NATO announced $70 billion more to prolong the proxy war in Ukraine this year, but not one dollar to end it. At the NATO Summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced […]
WILPF members are looking forward to attending the WILPF International Congress that is taking place July 17-20. It is hosted by WILPF Cameroon, under the theme Intergenerational and Intersectional: Feminist Unity to Confront Global Crises. More about the Congress 2026 information can be found here. Our members will also be participating in the Pre-Congress Learning […]
WILPF Canada participated in film screenings of “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Waterloo in June and Hamilton in July. We joined forces with other great peace, justice and Palestinian groups to host the screenings of this powerfully film about the climate and environmental impacts of the U.S. war machine. There were great crowds and we passed […]
WILPF members, VOW members and feminist allies met in Ottawa to promote the 1000 Women+ for Peace Campaign. We had a great dinner together at Green Door and took pictures with our 1000 Women+ for Peace signs. We are calling out to all Canadian women and gender diverse folks to sign our open letter to […]
WILPF was one of the 200 signatures on this important joint statement to oppose Artificial Intelligence (AI) in warfare, read the full statement and post by WILPF’s Reaching Critical Will, disarmament program, here. The statement notes “Not for the first time, we are seeing Palestine used as a laboratory for experimental and dehumanizing methods of […]
This week, June 22-26, is the first United Nations’ annual Peacebuilding Week that provides an opportunity to recognize and elevate the work of today’s peacebuilders in and beyond the UN. WILPF Canada believes that Canada should invest in peacebuilding not warmaking. Find out more about the United Nations’ peacebuilding initiatives here. #Peacebuilding #InvestInPeace #UnitedNations
Check out WILPF International’s June story and learn more about what a feminist approach looks like in global economic and disarmament discussions. For this month, WILPF’s story of Feminist Peace highlights the need for continued advocacy for #MovetheMoney from military to peace. What if the billions spent on militarisation went to education, healthcare, and spaces […]
WILPF-Canada members participated in the rallies and protests against the Canada’s Global Defence and Security Trade Show (CANSEC) on May 27 and 28, 2026 in Ottawa. CANSEC is the largest weapons fair in North America. We also participated in the “Military-Industrial Complex” bus tour in Ottawa. We oppose the federal government’s plan to ramp up […]
